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GIN2004:
Partnerships
for Sustainable Development
12th
International Conference of The Greening of Industry Network
November 7-10, 2004, Hong Kong
Opening
by Kurt Fischer, GIN-Americas Coordinator
Closing
by Theo de Bruijn, GIN-Europe Coordinator
2004
Conference Host:
Corporate Environmental Governance Programme - CEGP
The University of Hong Kong
Venue: Hong Kong Convention
and Exhibition Centre
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Setting
the Agenda
If we are to move towards creating societies based on principles of sustainable
development, then business, government, and civil society are going to
have to play roles in that process. However, acting alone they are likely
to achieve considerably less than working in cooperation, providing collaborative
leadership. Collaboration and partnerships between businesses and
other actors are going to be crucial in promoting economic, environmental,
and social improvements that contribute to sustainable development. Much
of this change calls for new thinking on the part of business and other
actors. It requires all sectors of our societies to pay greater attention
to sustainable development in a world of globalisation even though some
governments often ignore their own responsibilities. In many ways we should
expect business to take the lead and help to facilitate productive partnerships.
How is this best achieved?
Conference
Themes
The 2004 Greening of Industry Network conference welcomes all contributions
on building partnerships for sustainable development. Particularly encouraged
are presentations and workshops dealing with the following themes:
• Research
into successful partnerships between businesses and their stakeholders
contributing to sustainable development.
• Designing
and implementing new institutions, public policies, civil regulation strategies,
technologies, and business practices to promote sustainable development.
• The dynamics
and potentials for public-private partnerships.
• The potential
for business-to-business cooperation.
• Partnerships
for emerging economies.
• Creating
new business models for sustainable development.
• Partnerships
in a world of globalisation and competition.
• Engagement
with civil society.
• Developing
and delivering campaigns and education for sustainable development.
• Examples
of successful (and not so successful) partnerships.
Presentation
Categories
The conference program committee invites representatives of academia,
business, government, NGOs and civil society organizations to submit proposals
for participation in any of the following categories as they relate to
the conference themes:
•
Plenary addresses and debates
• Structured
dialogues
• Workshops,
breakout sessions, or panels
• Case
studies
• Research
papers
Research
paper and case study breakout sessions will feature speakers from the
private sector, civil society, government, education, and research communities
who will demonstrate the role that these emerging issues play in the development
of specific innovations. We encourage submissions that combine papers
and proposals into complete workshops, breakout sessions, or panels.
(For these complete sessions, a separate pathway is provided in the Web
link for abstract submission.) Conference documentation will include proceedings
published electronically, a special issue of the journal Business Strategy
and the Environment (ERP Environment & John Wiley & Sons),
and one or more edited books. Full papers (for research papers, case studies,
position papers) will be reviewed as part of the design of the books and
the journal special issue. Note that full papers will be optional for
those participating only in panels, debates, discussions and dialogues.
Proposal
Submission
Abstracts of 100-300 words accepted on line only.
Conference
Programme
The Greening of Industry Network provides a platform for people from diverse
backgrounds to share ideas and experiences and to strengthen relationships,
visions and practices for sustainable development. Features of the Network
conference include keynote speeches, plenary debates, breakout sessions,
research paper workshops, and poster presentations. The Sunday, November
7 agenda includes the first pleanry session and a Postgraduate Research
Workshop. The conference will open officially on Monday, November 8 and
close Wednesday afternoon, November 10.
Venue
The GIN2004 conference venue will be the Hong
Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with full facilities for the
conference, breakout sessions, small group meetings and exhibitions. The
Convention Centre is in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong Island with many
hotels located within walking distance. Details can be found on the HKCEC
Web page. We strongly advise participants to book accommodation early
since hotels are very full at this time of year (especially in this area).
Timetable
• June 2, 2004 Notification of accepted
proposals
• June
24, 2004 Conference registration opens
• August
27, 2004 Full papers due electronically
• August
27, 2004 Registration deadline for accepted presenters
• November
1, 2004 Deadline for general registration
Fees
and Funding
The conference registration fee includes all sessions, exhibitions, lunches,
the annual Network banquet, and conference materials. The registration
fee for participants (including presenters) is US$525/HK$4095 for GIN
Members, US$650/HK$5070 for non-members. Non-members may register
for the conference and join the GIN membership plan in one step. Travel
and accommodation costs are additional and are not the responsibility
of the conference organizers.
The Conference
Secretariat invites other organizations to hold their annual meetings,
member meetings, or workshops in conjunction with this international event.
For a reasonable fee, we can provide your organization with additional
meeting space and logistical arrangements. In addition, we plan to organize
a Book Fair, and exhibition space is available at the conference for publications,
products and technologies. Contact GIN2004@hkusua.hku.hk
for more information.
JOIN
GIN!
Membership includes a year's subscription to the international journal
Business Strategy and the Environment. You can JOIN GIN!
at www.greeningofindustry.org.
Conference
Secretariat
The conference chair for GIN2004 is Richard Welford, Corporate Environmental
Governance Programme, Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management,
The University of Hong Kong. The Conference Coordinator is Eva Poon.
GIN2004@hkusua.hku.hk
tel (852) 2857 8641 - fax (852) 2559 0468
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